PeaceTech Accelerator
VC Fund
Washington, United States
PeaceTech Accelerator is a VC fund in Washington focused on Software and FinTech. The PeaceTech Accelerator is the first major international peacetech program powered by cloud innovation and dedicated to scaling startups from around the world. The Accelerator, which is housed at the United States Institute of Peace, is a partnership between C5, PeaceTech Lab, SAP NS2 and Amazon Web Services.Peacetech is recognized as theapplication of technology to assist civilians living in conflict and crisis zones. Startups are selected based on their ability to produce innovative technologies that manage, mitigate, predict, or prevent conflict and promote sustainable peace.The PeaceTech Accelerator is an eight-week program providing intensive mentorship and training with particular emphasis on cloud technology. We work to help talented startups and nonprofits scale rapidly and sustainably.WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:Start-ups that are designing, developing and using new and innovative technologies to help to bring about the end of violent conflict and promote sustainable peace. We have a particular focus on the following areas:1. Integrity, accountability and governance 2. Countering violent extremism 3. Managing resource scarcity 4. Cybersecurity for stability and peacekeeping 5. Veteran rehabilitation and Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) in post conflict countries. 6. Refugee protection and care 7. Preventing gender violenceFor-profit applicant companies must: 1. Be incorporated 2. Have successfully closed seed funding rounds 3. Have a a cohesive team 4. Have a well-developed business plan 5. Be able to scale on the cloudNon-profit applicants: 1. Must be registered 2. Have at least $50,000 (USD) in revenues, grants etc 3. Have a cohesive team 4. Be able to scale on the cloud.Selected start-ups will send 2/3 team members including the founder(s) and tech lead to attend the full program in Washington, D.C.WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?Selected companies/organizations will receive:Up to $50,000 Amazon Web Services cloud credits$25,000 funding in return for equity for eligible companies, at their electionThe opportunity to pitch to potential investorsFree office space for the duration of the programEntry into our participant alumni networkAccess to our international network of mentors and business leadersWe are currently accepting applications for Cohort 4 (June 4 - July 27)! Apply at https://www.f6s.com/peacetechaccelerator/apply.
- Total investments:
- 28
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 7%
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Industries PeaceTech Accelerator invests in
Stages PeaceTech Accelerator invests in
Countries PeaceTech Accelerator invests in
Contacts
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Kimberly Richter
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Ron Moultrie
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (14%)
- FinTech 3 (11%)
- Internet 3 (11%)
- Association 3 (11%)
- Social Media 3 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 19 (68%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (14%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (11%)
- Non-equity Assistance 2 (7%)
Country
- United States 16 (57%)
- India 2 (7%)
- Kenya 2 (7%)
- Nigeria 2 (7%)
- United Kingdom 2 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Eva-Maria Dimitriadis
Chief Operating Officer
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Chief Operating Officer | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
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Kimberly Richter
Office Administrator
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Office Administrator | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Mike Ravenscroft
Program Director
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Program Director | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
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Ron Moultrie
Chairman
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Chairman | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Wellthi offers a B2B embedded social finance software designed to help financial institutions turn one customer into a community of customers. Wellthi offers a suite of white-label, configurable APIs, mobile apps and payment solutions to help clients leverage the power of online communities, shared financial goals and positive peer accountabilityto attract and retain customers and increase assets under management. Bank customers can use wellthi to structure their financial goals with family and friends and build community through their bank's mobile app. | $1.6M / Pre-Seed / Jan 01, 2020 | ||
| Muster enables people in African megacities to have access to affordable housing by unlocking available rooms in these cities through a peer to peer shared housing marketplace. By renting rooms through Muster, verified people are able to pay for just the space they occupy, thereby saving on rent & bills whilst people with spare rooms are ableto make extra income. Musterlite, an online rent financing feature on Muster also breaks down the 1-2years upfront rent requirement on rentals in African cities to monthly repayments.As Africa's first shared housing marketplace, Muster has been featured on local and international media. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/02/05/muster-to-be-live-in-ghana-kenya-johannesburg-by-end-of-q2.htmlVisit https://www.muster.africa | Pre-Seed / Oct 30, 2018 | ||
| Coven Works is a platform that helps companies connect with technical talents. | Seed / Oct 29, 2018 | ||
| Jetstream is a supply chain platform that powers freight forwarding and global exports for African suppliers. With tracking and consolidated (LCL) shipping Jetstream levels the playing field for access to international trade for African SMEs with the click of a button. | Pre-Seed / Oct 05, 2018 | ||
| DevLess is a platform that allows you to easily build robust backends for your web and mobile applications by piecing together plug-and-play backend modules. | Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 05, 2018 | ||
| Fori Mazdoori is a digital service designed to bridge the gap between an employer and a worker by providing an online system for searching for and hiring everyday workers such as drivers, maids, electricians, and plumbers. | Seed / Oct 05, 2018 | ||
| egoSOC is a next generation proactive security monitoring and handling solution for cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform etc. Their platform is designed to work across all cloud networks with single-click deployment of the application. The UI presents all information related to threat alerts and incidentson a unified dashboard. StegoSOC continuously monitors the cloud (account/host/network/application) and furnishes enriched data for further security operations. Operations for security events in turn, are automated by a no-sign-in IRT/FRT. The complete security operations process is automated to reduce infrastructural costs. Their state-of-the-art machine learning algorithm ensures safety of your cloud network by proactively detecting vulnerabilities and preventing them from sabotaging your system. | Seed / Oct 05, 2018 | ||
| SEaB Energy designs, develops and manufactures micro anaerobic digestion systems which create biogas, water and fertiliser. The patented units can be combined with Combined Heat & Power units, Biogas Fuel Cell or Biogas boiler to use the gas. The fertiliser is available in liquid or solid bagged format.The company is headquartered inLondon. SEaB Energy has developed and patented Muckbuster® and Flexibuster™ as compact easy to install turnkey Anaerobic Digestion (AD) systems in shipping containers. The systems are modular, easily configured and scalable to address food waste and other bio wastes directly at the sites of smaller waste producers who typically generate between 200 and 1000 tonnes of waste per year.Whether you are a farmer, a food processor, a retailer or you are in the catering and accommodation markets, Muckbuster® and Flexibuster™ can reduce your operational costs, enhance your sustainability and generate an attractive return on your investment. | $264.1K / Seed / Jun 30, 2018 | ||
| Neuralys is a cybersecurity platform that allows businesses to overcome security issues faster and easier than ever before. We simplify the risk mitigation process by providing enterprises transparency, accountability, and governance to improve collaboration between security teams and business units, leveraging on existing tools, making thembetter, and drastically reducing risk mitigation times. | Seed / Jun 06, 2018 | ||
| Around the world, video is being used as a powerful tool for providing a community voice and affecting social change. By offering the mainstream media access to lowcost, high quality stories from hard-to-reach rural areas, Video Volunteers is creating a channel for | Non-equity Assistance / Jun 05, 2018 | ||
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1 deal together
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1 deal together
Chateau Crypto
1 deal together
Creative Destruction Lab
1 deal together
Dreamit Ventures
1 deal together
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What does PeaceTech Accelerator invest in?
PeaceTech Accelerator invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 28 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at PeaceTech Accelerator includes Eva-Maria Dimitriadis (Chief Operating Officer), Kimberly Richter (Office Administrator) and Mike Ravenscroft (Program Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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